Pavel Datsyuk tied the game with a top corner shot on the power play for his 22nd of the game; seconds after Jimmy Howard stopped a penalty shot attempt by Curtis Glencross.

A much better second period overall for the Wings and a tied game is the result heading into the third. 

Comment away below and GO WINGS!

Paul Sancya - AP

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Calgary Flames (34-25-9, 77 pts)	Game 69	Detroit Red Wings (33-23-12, 78 pts)
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Arena: Saddledome Arena--Calgary, Alberta

Detroit takes the ice looking to continue their recent success. Of the last 5 games the Wings have played, the only loss came to Calgary last Tuesday. Detroit sits one point ahead of Calgary heading into the game tonight and could make it 3 point lead to their advantage or a 1 point deficit. Three point games are bad for both teams in this situation so it should be a spirited game and effort.

The puck drops at 9:30 p.m. ET and the game will air on FS-D and TSN. Comment below and as always, GO WINGS!

Jerry S. Mendoza - AP

Henrik Zetterberg looks to return to form from earlier in the campaign when he netted the only hat trick of the season for the Red Wings on November 14.

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The Detroit Red Wings wrap up their three-game home stand as they face Ryan Miller (brother of the Red Wings' Drew Miller) and the Buffalo Sabres.

The Wings are coming off a big 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday night. That win was tempered, however, as the Calgary Flames kept pace with a 2-0 victory over Ottawa later in the evening. That leaves the Red Wings a point behind for the final playoff spot with 15 games left. The Flames are off tonight.

One of the keys tonight: seeing if Henrik Zetterberg can keep it going after head coach Mike Babcock mixed up his lines. Zetterberg had a goal and two assists in Thursday's game and seemed to look more like himself than he has in a while.

Game time is 7:00 pm ET. The game is on FS Detroit and MSG. Comment away below.

Jim Mone - AP

Pavel Datsuyk had two goals the last time Detroit and Minnesota met on January 27: a 5-2 win for the Wild.

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The Red Wings try to put the third-period giveaway to the Flames in their rear mirror as they face the Minnesota Wild tonight at Joe Louis Arena.

The Wild come in after losing to Florida 3-2 on Tuesday night: a bizarre game that saw Minnesota held to only 11 shots in the game, but still held a two-goal lead that they proceeded to give up.

The teams have split the season series at a game apiece, with both games in Minnesota. Tonight's game is on NHL Network in the US, Fox Sports Detroit and Fox Sports North. Faceoff is 7:30 pm. Comment away below.

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Chicago Blackhawks (43-16-5, 91 pts)	Game 65	Detroit Red Wings (30-22-12, 72 pts)
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Arena: United Center--Chicago, IL

Detroit looks to keep some good momentum going after a good win over the Predators. Chicago won its last game out, 6-3 over Vancouver. Marian Hossa will be the target for Detroit on offense but there's too much offense in addition to Hossa so the Wings need to play tight defense all game long. The passing for Detroit was much better in the Predators game and the Wings will need that chemistry again.

Puck drops at 12:30 p.m. ET and will air on NBC. Comment away below and as always, GO WINGS!

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Nashville Predators (35-23-5, 75 pts)	Game 64	Detroit Red Wings (29-22-12, 70 pts)
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Arena: Joe Louis Arena--Detroit, MI

Detroit looks to shake off an ugly 6-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks but faces a Nashville team looking for it's 4th win in a row. The Red Wings got outworked by Vancouver all game long and need to bring everything to the table tonight against a Nashville team more than capable of doing the same thing.

Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on FS-Detroit. Comment below and as always, GO WINGS!

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Vancouver Canucks (38-22-2, 78 pts)	Game 63	Detroit Red Wings (29-21-12, 70 pts)
	at
Arena: Joe Louis Arena--Detroit, MI

The Wings take on Vancouver at Joe Louis Arena tonight (7:30 p.m. ET) in attempt to string together a couple of points post-Olympic break. Speaking of Olympics, the gold medalist goalie Roberto Luongo starts in net tonight for Vancouver while the Wings Jimmy Howard will be in the blue paint.

Detroit looked impressive considering the time off during the Olympics in their 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The Wings were connecting on a lot of passes and making good paths to the net. For Detroit to be successful again they need to control the puck and tempo while trying to make space in the middle of the ice for the attack.

Game is at 7:30 p.m. and will air on the NHL Network (picking up the hometown FS-Detroit feed) and TSN.

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Colorado Avalanche (35-20-6, 76 pts)	Game 62	Detroit Red Wings (28-21-12, 68 pts)
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Arena: Pepsi Center--Denver, CO

The NHL regular season resumes tonight as the Red Wings and Avalanche face off in Denver for the fourth and final time this season. The Avalanche won the first two of the season series before the Red Wings won the third contest 4-2 with a game winning goal from Ville Leino. Yes, that Ville Leino.

Detroit will look to even the season series in the final game but it won't be easy as a very poor road record (12-13-7) is matched up against Colorado's good home record (20-8-2). Look for the Red Wings to push the pace as the wick on the playoff candle is starting to burn low and every game is critical at this point.

Brian Rafalski's status for the game (Olympic fatigue??) is uncertain at this point but the status of another defenseman is certain. Andreas Lilja, out since February 28 of last season makes his Detroit defense for the first time all season and should be an added physical presence on the ice.

Puck drops at 9:00 p.m. ET and the game will air on Versus. Comment below and as always, GO WINGS!

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